Richard Cordray
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Richard Cordray (Democratic Party) was the Director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Cordray (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Ohio. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
He ran on a joint ticket with the lieutenant gubernatorial nominee, Betty Sutton (D).
He served previously as the Attorney General of Ohio. He was elected to office in November 2008 to fill the remainder of the unexpired term left behind by the previous occupant, Nancy Hardin Rogers. Two years later, however, while seeking his first officially elected term to the position, he lost in the general election on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 to former United States Senator Mike DeWine; he received forty-six percent of the vote.[1][2]
Biography
Shortly after receiving his law degree, Cordray worked as a clerk for associate Supreme Court justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy in 1987. A year later he was brought aboard the Cleveland-based international law firm, Jones Day.
Cordray lives in Grove City, Ohio, with his wife, Peggy, and their twins, Danny and Holly. Cordray was a 5-time winner on the television show Jeopardy! in the 1980s. He was invited back to participate in the "Battle of the Decades week" in February 2014.[3][4]
Education
- Grove City High School (1977) co-valedictorian
- B.A., Legal and political theory, James Madison College - Michigan State University (1981)
- MA, Economics, University of Oxford (1983)
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School (1986)
Political career
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2012-2017)
On January 4, 2012, President Barack Obama appointed Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.[5] He resigned as bureau director on November 24, 2017.[2]
Attorney General of Ohio (2009-2011)
Cordray announced in June 2008 that he would run to serve the remaining unexpired term of Nancy Rogers. On election night, he defeated Republican challenger Mike Crites, receiving 57 percent of the vote.
Ohio Treasurer (2007-2009)
Cordray defeated Republican Sandra O'Brien for state treasurer in what became a state-wide sweep for the state Democrats in 2006. During the campaign, Cordray merged field staffs and produced a joint mailer with Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.[6]
Treasurer of Franklin County, Ohio (2002-2007)
In 2002, Cordray became the first Democrat in a quarter-century to be elected Franklin County treasurer, replacing Republican Wade Steen, who just a year earlier had been appointed to the position following the health-related resignation of Bobbie M. Hall. Cordray won by a margin of 3,232 votes. Throughout the campaign, Cordray said that Steen had failed to "collect more than $44 million in delinquent property taxes."[7] He won re-election two years later, receiving 64 percent of the vote against Republican Jim Timko.
Candidate for U.S. Senate (1998)
Two years later, he chose to run for the United States Senate in the hopes of replacing one-term incumbent Republican Mike DeWine. Cordray placed third in a four-way contest for the Democratic nomination, behind Ted Celeste (brother of former-governor, Dick Celeste) and Rev. Marvin McMickle, but ahead of last-minute entry Dan Radakovich.
Ohio Democratic Party Central Committee (1996-1997)
Cordray was elected to the Ohio Democratic Party Central Committee for the state's 15th Congressional District in 1996. That same year he was on the short list for United States attorney general along with Kent Markus and Sharon Zealey, who ultimately received the appointment. He ran for state attorney general in 1998; he received the Democratic nomination, running unopposed, but was defeated by incumbent Republican Betty Montgomery, who received 62 percent of the vote.
Ohio Solicitor General (1993-1996)
In September 1993, Cordray became the first individual appointed as Ohio's solicitor general, a state governmental office created in an effort to relieve the level of state appellate work. Selected by the state's attorney general, the solicitor's main responsibility was to argue cases before both the state Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. His most notable was his second, Hanlon v. Berger (1999), which questioned the constitutionality of media ride-alongs with law enforcement officials.[8]
Ohio House of Representatives (1991-1992)
In 1990, Cordray was elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives for the 33rd Congressional District, unseating six-term incumbent Republican Don Gilmore. He simultaneously taught courses at both Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and Georgetown University. After the state Apportionment Board redrew state legislative districts in 1991 and landed Cordray in one with a 22-year incumbent, he chose not to run for re-election.
Instead, he campaigned for the United States House of Representatives seat in Ohio's 15th Congressional Distric,t held at the time by outgoing Republican Chalmers Wylie. He defeated Bill Buckel for the Democratic nomination, but he lost the general election contest to Republican Deborah D. Pryce.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Ohio on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Michael DeWine (R) | 50.4 | 2,231,917 |
 | Richard Cordray (D) | 46.7 | 2,067,847 | |
 | Travis Irvine (L)  | 1.8 | 79,985 | |
 | Constance Gadell-Newton (G) | 1.1 | 49,475 | |
 | Renea Turner (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 185 | |
 | Richard Duncan (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 132 | |
| Rebecca Ayres (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 4,429,582 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Collin Hill (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Cordray | 62.2 | 428,159 |
 | Dennis J. Kucinich | 23.0 | 158,284 | |
 | Joseph Schiavoni | 9.2 | 63,131 | |
 | William O'Neill | 3.3 | 22,667 | |
| Paul Ray | 1.4 | 9,536 | ||
| Larry Ealy | 1.0 | 7,011 | ||
| Total votes: 688,788 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Connie Pillich (D)
- Jonathan Heavey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Ohio
Richard Michael DeWine defeated Mary Taylor in the Republican primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Michael DeWine | 59.8 | 499,639 |
 | Mary Taylor | 40.2 | 335,328 | |
| Total votes: 834,967 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Renacci (R)
Green primary election
Green primary for Governor of Ohio
Constance Gadell-Newton advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Constance Gadell-Newton | 100.0 | 3,031 |
| Total votes: 3,031 | |||
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2010
- See also: Ohio Attorney General election, 2010
- 2010 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary[9]
- Richard Cordray ran unopposed in this contest
On November 2, 2010, Mike DeWine won election to the office of Ohio Attorney General. He defeated Richard Cordray (D), Robert Owens (C) and Marc Feldman (L) in the general election.
| Ohio Attorney General, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike DeWine |
47.5% | 1,821,414 | |
| Democratic | Richard Cordray (D) | 46.3% | 1,772,728 | |
| Constitution | Robert Owens | 3.4% | 130,065 | |
| Libertarian | Marc Feldman | 2.8% | 107,521 | |
| Total Votes | 3,831,728 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State. | ||||
2008
- 2008 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary
- Richard Corday ran unopposed
On November 4, 2008, Richard Cordray won election to the office of Ohio Attorney General (Special Election). He defeated Mike Crites (R) and Robert Owens (I) in the general election.
| Ohio Attorney General (Special Election), 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Richard Cordray |
56.8% | 2,890,953 | |
| Republican | Mike Crites | 38.4% | 1,956,252 | |
| Independent | Robert Owens | 4.8% | 246,002 | |
| Total Votes | 5,093,207 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State. | ||||
2006
- 2006 Race for Ohio Treasurer of State - Democratic Primary
- Richard Cordray ran unopposed
On November 7, 2006, Richard Cordray won to the office of Ohio Treasurer. He defeated Sandra O'Brien (R) in the general election.
| Ohio Treasurer, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Richard Cordray |
57.9% | 2,223,282 | |
| Republican | Sandra O'Brien | 42.1% | 1,618,625 | |
| Total Votes | 3,841,907 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign themes
2018
Campaign website
Cordray's campaign website stated the following:
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Ohio's Opioid Crisis This crisis is killing about 14 Ohioans every day. Many others are effectively disabled by addiction, unable to function or to qualify for many jobs. The number of opioid-related deaths among African-Americans has more than tripled since 2010. Also unconscionable is the fact that 28% of children taken into the state’s protective custody over this period had parents using opioids. Of the children in state care under the age of one, 70% had opioid-involved parents. We must get illegal drugs like heroin and meth off our streets. But as many local law enforcement leaders have made clear, we cannot simply arrest our way out of this problem. Overprescription of painkillers must be restricted. Treatment and prevention efforts must also be front and center. Recent activity forcing the closure of opioid pill mills without adequate human service resources in place have undercut our efforts to address these issues effectively. Local first responders must have the resources and tools they need for prevention, education, and law enforcement efforts stemming from this crisis. Cutting local government funding for first responders has been shortsighted and detrimental. Naloxone continues to be seen by experts as a constructive approach to preventing overdose deaths. Treatment bed availability continues to be a central challenge. After years of inaction, state officials have only recently begun to take any steps to address this crisis that ballooned to epic proportions on their watch. Many cities and counties and states are now belatedly suing pharmaceutical companies and distributors that have directly contributed to Ohioans’ addiction to narcotic painkillers. We must have an all-hands-on-deck effort to stem the crisis plaguing our state. What the Cordray-Sutton Administration Will Do
The Cordray-Sutton Proven Record on Fighting Opioid Addiction
Clean Energy Cleveland’s own Charles Brush created the world’s first electric wind turbine in the 19th century to power his home. We cannot allow other states to keep gaining a competitive advantage with companies like Amazon and Apple, which want to expand their operations in places with renewable energy sources to power their businesses. In addition to being a jobs engine, clean energy and energy efficiency are key to addressing climate change that threatens the Great Lakes and Ohio farmland. Ohio should be leading the way, not losing jobs to Michigan and Minnesota. Renewable energy and energy efficiency can play a key role in creating manufacturing jobs and revitalizing rural Ohio. We need to tell companies that Ohio is open for business once again in wind energy, solar energy, distributed generation, and cogeneration.
The Cordray-Sutton Proven Record on Clean Energy
Support for Small Business Another paper will examine prior and current approaches to job growth, including the past performance of the Department of Development, the current Jobs Ohio program, the Third Frontier initiative, and brownfields redevelopment. But local communities need to be equal partners in job growth strategies, including siting, community development, and workforce development. Currently, many communities in Ohio feel left out or left behind. We must be more effective in spreading economic opportunity around the state. At the same time, we are missing other opportunities that are right in front of us. Small businesses rooted in local communities frequently create quality jobs that stand the test of time. Ohio has 939,317 small businesses (99.6% of all Ohio businesses) that employ 2.1 million people – which is almost half of our private sector workforce. It is widely recognized that small businesses produce the bulk of the new jobs created in this country. Small businesses, nurtured with appropriate resources and support, can foster sustainable economic growth and innovation in communities across Ohio. But making this happen will require intensive focus and effort on the part of state officials who must be willing to partner closely with local communities, local businesses, and local investors and financing sources. It will require a strategy that understands and works with the capital investment markets to bring more, and more timely, venture capital and other bank and non-bank financing into Ohio communities that are in serious need of sustained capital investment to grow jobs and economic opportunity. What the Cordray-Sutton Administration Will Do
The Cordray-Sutton Proven Record on Small Business Retention and Attraction
Agriculture and Farming When our farms and our farmers are secure and faring well, our rural communities and small towns thrive. But farm communities face one particularly daunting problem that calls for a comprehensive plan of action right now: the opioid crisis. Half of those in rural communities report that they, a family member, or a friend have been directly affected by opioid abuse. For farmers and farm workers, it’s almost 75%. A recurring theme among those surveyed was the extraordinary lack of drug treatment facilities or programs in rural areas. We support the efforts of the “Farm Town Strong” movement to provide resources and information to farm communities and encourage farmer-to-farmer support to overcome the crisis. These challenges are magnified by falling prices for beef, poultry, and pork. Half of our 4,400 dairy farms have been shuttered since 2006. Possible changes in U.S. trade policy pose substantial risks of retaliation that could threaten our farmers and our economy. We need to integrate resources across Ohio to help small communities create jobs and businesses around the agricultural supply chain. Farm communities must benefit from rural development opportunities to counter the challenges they face. Interest in local food eco-systems has never been higher and must be met with action. Ohio farms can continue to feed our state and nation. What the Cordray-Sutton Administration Will Do
The Cordray-Sutton Proven Record on Agriculture and Farming
Health Care: Reduced Costs, Reliable Coverage As Governor, Rich Cordray will ensure all of us can access high-quality health care at affordable prices. He will increase transparency and accountability within our state health care system, increasing oversight on health insurers in the state and moving the whole system to where it should always be – taking care of you. By investing in the programs and preventative care that work, Ohio will spend wisely now to prevent needless expense and unhealthy outcomes in the future. Primary Care: Get Better Value and Better Results
Invest in behavioral and mental health.
Coverage alone is not enough. Everyone must also have access to high-quality primary and preventative care for their physical, mental, and behavioral health needs. We know, for example, that women who are or could become pregnant often do not receive the primary care they need. Whether through Medicaid, the insurance marketplace, or employer-sponsored insurance, Rich Cordray and Betty Sutton will raise the quality and availability of primary and preventative care for everyone. Refocus health care spending to reward quality and effective primary care. Health care often is not health care at all – it’s sick care. Effective, quality primary and preventative care is the best way to get and keep people well. Over half of all Ohioans still receive health care coverage through their employer. By leveraging its purchasing power, Ohio can shift how the entire system operates, improving outcomes for everyone. Developing new value-based purchasing programs, using new technology, and monitoring progress towards higher quality are some of the ways the Cordray-Sutton administration will improve the quality of our care. Invest in behavioral and mental health. Primary care is not limited to physical health. We need to ensure all individuals also have access to mental and behavioral health services. Failing to provide these services leaves people in the wrong places – the emergency room, jail, or child custody. No family should have to relinquish custody of their child for lack of coordinated, wrap-around behavioral health services in the community. Redesigning Ohio’s behavioral health system merits close attention. As Governor, Rich Cordray would reconvene interested parties to evaluate the redesign and make changes where needed. For every dollar invested in addiction treatment, states can save as much as $7. Opiate prescriptions are down, but too few Ohioans can access preventative and treatment programs or receive the services that lead to long-term recovery. The Cordray-Sutton administration will evaluate the state’s pilot prevention and treatment programs and expand them to more areas, especially those programs that treat all forms of substance use disorders. Early intervention for children is critical to avoiding costly needs later. We must ensure each child has access to community- and education-based programs such as High-Fidelity (HiFi) Wraparound. We must also support more community members, including first responders, in receiving Trauma Informed Care training. The Cordray-Sutton administration will continue the work of The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to hold Trauma Informed Care trainings across the state. Increase Transparency and Accountability
Bring transparency to health care costs.
Leverage national technical assistance programs to ensure each health care dollar is spent wisely. People should come first. The vast size of our health care system has made it impossible for anyone to find accountability and clarity. A new report found that Ohio’s Department of Medicaid paid $223 million to pharmacy benefit managers through the managed care system, yielding excessive profits well beyond industry standards. Our senior citizens, who often live on a fixed income, are particularly vulnerable to these higher costs. As Governor, Rich Cordray will act as a strong watchdog, ensuring that every dollar is wisely spent for you, not special interests. Review and update oversight at the Departments of Medicaid and Insurance. The healthcare landscape has shifted rapidly over the last decade, and accountability measures have not kept pace. At this moment, when lawmakers are just beginning to revamp our behavioral health system, strong leaders are needed. The Cordray-Sutton administration will review the checks in place and increase oversight when needed to ensure plans and providers are working together to place people first. The new administration will thoroughly review the state’s contracts with insurance companies and managed care providers, holding them accountable to their consumers. Leverage opportunities for national technical assistance. Several nationwide initiatives exist to help states improve their health care systems. The Cordray-Sutton administration will leverage these projects. The Pew-MacArthur Results First initiative, for example, provides tools to conduct cost-benefit analyses, helping state leaders identify the programs that are working and those that are not. Ohio will request to join this initiative immediately. As Governor, Rich Cordray will ensure each dollar spent brings value to Ohioans. Ohio must maximize every opportunity to bring resources home that will lower costs and improve outcomes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 6/18 Initiative focuses on six high-burden, high-cost health care conditions and provides 18 evidence-based interventions to address them. Under Rich Cordray, Ohio will join the group of states already taking advantage of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded project to bring the 6/18 project here. Bring transparency to health care costs. It is frustrating to walk into a doctor’s office, pharmacy, or hospital not knowing how much a transaction or service will cost. Ohioans are very aware of the cost of their premiums, but they often have no idea what they are getting in return. Increasing transparency will require cooperation from every sector of our health care system. The Cordray-Sutton administration will revitalize the Consumer Services of the Ohio Department of Insurance to provide outreach, education and information to consumers about their health care coverage choices. The administration will work with community partners, especially our faith communities, to invest in outreach and enrollment opportunities. It will bring together payers and providers to find a path towards increased transparency for all consumers. Keep Costs Low and Increase Coverage for Everyone Retain the Medicaid expansion to keep rural hospitals open and lower uncompensated care costs for taxpayers. Maintain the Medicaid expansion to keep insurance premiums low for middle-class Ohioans. Reform the Medicaid payment system to incentivize primary and preventative care in physical and behavioral health. Ensure reliable coverage throughout the state. Keep Ohioans healthy and working by ensuring everyone is able to find coverage, including through affordable marketplace plans. Recruit and retain more health professionals to ensure that all Ohioans have access to preventive and primary care services. Increase and improve loan repayment opportunities. Review licensing requirements. Expose young students to the opportunities available in health center careers. Utilize more innovative technology-based solutions such as telehealth. When we all have access to health insurance, the costs are lower for everyone. The more people covered, the more people who can access care at the right time and in the right setting, staying out of the emergency room and avoiding uncompensated care, which drives up all of our premiums. Better coverage for everyone – children, adults, and seniors – affords us all the opportunity to get and stay healthy. To make sure everyone can use their insurance, we must ensure we have enough health care providers to meet the need. Protect the Medicaid expansion. By covering those who make too little to afford health care on their own, we reduce uncompensated care and lower the premiums paid by everyone. In a recent study, over half of the employed workers who received coverage under expansion said that having health care coverage made it easier to keep working. Providing coverage means people get and stay healthy, reducing government assistance and increasing tax revenues. In that same study, almost 75% of individuals said the Medicaid expansion made it easier to look for work – and healthy Ohioans work. Improve the Medicaid expansion for its consumers. Expansion doesn’t just help those who receive coverage under it. Expansion covers thousands of non-custodial parents who need to stay healthy to help care for their children. Rural hospitals depend on expansion to keep their doors open. And as more people have stable coverage, hospitals and health professionals have incentives to expand or keep their services. Thanks to the Medicaid expansion, Community Health Centers have added new locations, hired more staff and extended their hours of service. Under the Medicaid expansion, we all have greater access to the services we need. Recruit and retain more health professionals. We cannot have a quality system without quality providers. We know our state lacks providers in physical primary care, dentistry, and mental health and addiction treatment. We should find ways to invest in our people and provide paths for them to stay or return to their communities as health care providers. Rich and Betty will increase loan repayment opportunities for those who commit to work in underserved areas of the state; review licensing requirements to allow workers from outside the state to more easily come and work here; and build a workforce pipeline by giving young students exposure to health care professions. Increasing the number of services available through telehealth technology will help bring services to underserved areas.
We cannot simply stand by and watch, hoping that the situation will get better while the steady horror of gun violence affects our communities, our families, and our schools. We must work to find concrete, practical solutions that will reduce gun violence and save lives. We must balance the rights of responsible gun owners with the demands of public safety. We must craft measures that will keep all Ohioans safe by keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and those who would commit mass shootings. We must reduce the suicides, domestic violence, and gang violence that are responsible for too many gun deaths in urban, suburban, and rural areas. And we must allow responsible gun owners the freedoms granted by our U.S. and Ohio Constitutions. The numbers are truly alarming. Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58%. In 2016, over 1500 Ohioans were killed by a gun. Nearly 75% of Ohio homicides were committed with a gun and 1 out of 5 guns bought in Ohio is recovered from a crime scene within two years. And we are not acting as good neighbors – Ohio ranks near the top in having guns bought here used in a crime in another state. But homicides only tell part of the story. Suicides by firearms have been rising since 2009. In 2016, Ohio had over 50% more suicides involving a firearm than homicides. What the Cordray-Sutton Administration Will Do
The Cordray-Sutton Proven Record on Responsible Gun Ownership
Early Childhood The investments made from the State of Ohio, however, have too often come a day late and a dollar short. We spend $1.1 billion each year on child care programs, but less than one-third of eligible young children in Ohio receive publicly-funded child care. Meanwhile, only one-sixteenth of the state’s investment in education is spent on children between the ages of 0 and 5. Play is serious business for young children, and investing in early childhood services pays direct dividends later. Children with access to high-quality early childhood experiences during their first five years of life are significantly more likely to graduate from high school, earn higher wages, and report better health. Children who start behind, however, usually stay behind. They are more likely to fall behind in school, rely on public assistance programs, and end up violating the law. Research shows that high-quality early childhood services are perhaps our best tool for building a skilled workforce by giving children the chance to develop key social, emotional, and academic skills. They also support parents, making them more likely to pursue further education, find a job, and boost workforce productivity. Providing these opportunities will strengthen Ohio’s economy today while building the workforce we need tomorrow and for decades to come. We can’t forget that for our parents who work for hourly wages, flexibility is key. Those working irregular hours, late shifts, or weekends should have the same access to quality child care as those working traditional 9-5 jobs. We need to bridge the gaps for Ohio’s most vulnerable children as they start out on the road of life, keeping them with their families and supporting parents and caregivers. By providing truly accessible and quality early childhood services, we will not only position our youngest Ohioans for lifelong success but also yield the greatest return on our investment for Ohio taxpayers. The Cordray Sutton Administration Will: Expand Access to Quality Child Care Access to child care should mean that the care provided is both of good quality and flexible. We know high-quality child care programs lead to fewer visits to the hospital, better school attendance, and higher test scores for Ohio’s at-risk children, but only 29% of the child care providers that receive public funding are rated at all. A quality child care location will provide the crucial social and emotional learning and support needed for long-term success that can extend beyond individuals and their families, leading to higher average wages, less crime, and less social spending. But not all child care needs occur during the standard 9-5 workday. Working parents need options that exist close to home and at the times when they are actually working – which is often later at night or on the weekends for many who earn an hourly wage. To ensure that families have the flexibility and access they need, we will make it easier for families to qualify for publicly-funded child care. Indeed, only two states in the country make it harder to qualify right now than we do here. Families in Ohio can only qualify if they earn less than 130% of the federal poverty line, meaning a mother of two who earns roughly $27,000 is not even eligible. We will expand access to quality child care by raising the eligibility limit to at least 150% of the federal poverty level. Under this new standard, working parents would have the support they need to provide for their family and find success in the workplace to break out of poverty. We will also ensure that child care programs across the state are adequately supported. In 38 counties – over one-third of the state – child care providers are paid less than their counterparts elsewhere, making it much harder for them to improve their services and provide the training needed to maintain quality and retain effective providers and staff. We will work to ensure that all providers have access to the resources to provide supportive and quality care to their charges. Finally, we will push for state tax credits to offset the high costs of child care and provide direct relief to more working families. Support and Improve Early Education Programs But Ohio is behind the curve. Only 40% of the state’s kindergarteners come to the classroom ready to learn. It’s no surprise then, that roughly the same proportion of our adult workforce has a degree or credential after high school. Without access to early education, children are less likely to have the key social and learning skills they need to succeed later at school and in the workplace. We will utilize the existing Child Care Resource and Referral System as regional hubs, providing help and support to connect families and early childhood care and educators, building more comprehensive early education programs. We will look for ways to spread best practices and evidence-based programs to those working in this space. From Cincinnati’s passage of Issue 44 in 2016, to Montgomery County’s Pre-School Promise initiative, to Cuyahoga County’s PRE4CLE program, communities across the state are getting smart about this critical need. They are increasingly investing in the future of our youngest children to give them a better chance to thrive. There are a multitude of state agencies and programs that help teach and care for our children. Our administration will establish a single office dedicated to connecting all these efforts to assure children are receiving the best education and care possible. The office will support teachers; share nationally developed curricula, research, and cutting-edge methods; coordinate funding streams; advocate for public policy; and review existing programs – whatever is necessary to support and improve Ohio’s early education programs and to support all participants. We will also provide adequate funding for these programs and ensure every child has access to early education. In Ohio and across the nation, parents of young children say the main reason they don’t send their kids to preschool is because they can’t afford it. It’s time to address that need. The Cordray-Sutton administration will develop a comprehensive funding plan that supports high-quality early education programs. Build on Ohio's Home Visiting Programs But there is more we can do to teach parents the necessary skills to position their children for success. Ohio’s state-funded Help Me Grow program, for example, reaches less than 4% of eligible families each year. We must build on the effective programs now in place by expanding their reach and making them available to even more Ohioans. Betty Sutton and I will enhance the quality of our home visiting services by improving the way we train staff, collect data, and evaluate existing programs. We will also integrate these existing home-visiting programs into a more comprehensive early childhood service system, coordinating with state agencies and hospitals that also serve young children. By building on practices that have already proven to get results, we will expand the reach of our home-visiting programs and ensure many more families get this essential support during those crucial first years of childhood. Strengthen Ohio's Foster and Kinship Care System Recent steps by state legislators are encouraging, but more is needed to ensure every child has a loving and supportive home. We will explore ways to increase support for foster families, along with Kinship Child Care and Permanency Initiative programs. Finally, we will support every aspect of a child’s well-being by having Medicaid providers and insurers address the mental and physical needs of children exposed to trauma. We will also coordinate with state agencies to ensure anyone working with children is trained to provide trauma-informed care. By tailoring health care for our foster children and their unique needs, we can position them from childhood to live healthy lives. Seniors and Retirement Investing today in the well-being of our seniors is the right thing to do and will help us retain and attract more retirees to live here. Ohio’s senior population is expected to double by 2040. Their diverse needs require planning and appropriate support. OSU researchers have shown that connecting more seniors to resources already available directly raises their quality of life and reduces costs of chronic illness and long-term crisis intervention. Too many seniors lack this support, and we need to change that. We must focus on developing and training a high-quality workforce in the medical and helping professions. We need to support the caregivers who treat our seniors with the dignity and respect they have earned and assure the kind of broad support that our growing and increasingly diverse community of seniors demands. We should invest strategically to assure access to affordable places to live and other critical resources. AARP estimates that about 2 million Ohioans work in jobs with no retirement plan. We will explore and adopt new approaches to provide more retirement planning and investment options to them, providing comfort that their futures are more secure.
What the Cordray-Sutton Administration Will Do
The Cordray-Sutton Proven Record on Seniors and Retirement
K-12 Education This holistic approach is needed now more than ever. In 2010, Ohio’s public schools ranked fifth in the nation. Since then, due to piecemeal legislation passed without educator input or adequate funding, Ohio schools have slipped to 22nd. Although our public schools face many challenges and are asked to do more than ever before, state lawmakers have steadily funneled resources away from them to vouchers and scandal-ridden charter schools. Ohio must take a comprehensive approach to education that stretches far beyond the classroom. We will do that by meeting the needs of the whole child. If we want the best for all of Ohio’s students, then we must put their needs first and support the communities that help them reach their full potential. Our students deserve better, and the state has a moral and legal obligation to demand it.
The Cordray-Sutton Administration will support Ohio’s students by: Expanding wrap-around social and health services We will help our communities support the entire student experience, offering more services for students and families who need them. Services like mental health, dental, after-school, and parent support programs will establish our schools as the center of our neighborhoods – as they should be. Several districts have already recognized that the most effective way to help our students is to help their communities, and we can use them as our models. Providing better access to social and mental health services is a key part of making our schools safer. Each district has unique challenges, but by learning and adapting these examples, we will take meaningful steps to give all students the education they need, in the environment they deserve. Leaving more time for learning Ohio is one of 12 states with high-stakes testing for high school graduation. Although testing remains a necessary benchmark, we will move away from using high-stakes tests to drive learning and instead give students the tools to become resilient, lifelong learners. We will reduce testing to the federally mandated minimum. We will grant educators more freedom to engage students in learning social, emotional, and academic skills instead of spending their limited resources on preparing for standardized tests. Teachers are well trained to teach our children, and we must stop hindering them by over-regulating the classroom setting. We will also reconsider more broadly how we evaluate our schools and teachers. Our administration will work with the State Board of Education and the legislature to shift away from a cycle of testing and punishing to a system where students, educators, parents, and the community all share responsibility for our children’s future. Securing adequate funding for education professionals Effective schools are more than a cluster of independently-run classrooms. Our teachers excel at teaching our children, but they need more people working with them to support their students’ full range of needs – both inside and outside the classroom. We will work with districts to provide resources that focus on the whole child. Attracting and retaining good teachers Purging Ohio's charter schools of corruption We will prohibit for-profit companies from running charter schools, limiting their operation instead to non-profit entities. We will strengthen the state’s charter oversight system, requiring operators to demonstrate a record of academic success before contracting with schools in Ohio, and requiring existing schools to demonstrate academic growth and achievement to maintain their standing. But our challenges do not end with the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow and for-profit charter schools. Charter schools are exempt from many state education laws that apply to Ohio’s traditional public schools. We will see to it that no school gets special treatment, and that all schools are held accountable to the same standards. Making school funding more transparent We will ensure districts have the full resources they need to give our students a comprehensive education. Under our administration, any public funding for charters and vouchers will come directly from the state. We will eliminate the complex system of transfers that often results in a funding gap for taxpayers to fill through local levies. Ohio’s tax dollars should remain in the classroom, not be used to pad companies’ bottom lines. Respecting local control of charter schools Workforce Development Right now, Ohio has more open jobs than people who can fill them. It’s not for lack of trying – most people want very much to work. But if we don’t chart a new path, by 2025, almost 2 million Ohioans will lack the training needed to fill current, evolving, and future jobs. This skills gap is hurting both employers and employees alike. Businesses need workers with the right skills, and workers need new opportunities to support their families with good-paying jobs that secure their foothold in the middle class. College is one path to the middle class – but not the only path. Whether they are just starting a career or transferring skills to a new path later in life, all Ohioans should have the freedom to make the educational choices that are best for them – whether that means four years of college, a two-year degree, vocational school, apprenticeships, certifications, or some other more flexible form of skills training. Strengthening Ohio’s workforce is perhaps the most pressing economic challenge we face as a state. The costs of inaction are high. Companies have made clear that they will grow and locate only where they are confident they can hire talented and skilled employees. Meanwhile, workers cannot risk spending their time and money on training or education that will not lead to a good-paying job. Without addressing the skills shortage, the full economic potential of our people and our communities will remain unfulfilled. Our workforce development plan will ensure that every Ohioan has the skills they need to enter an increasingly competitive labor force and support themselves and their families. We will connect workers to training in our fastest-growing industries: health care, education, construction, advanced manufacturing, and computer systems. The Cordray-Sutton administration will close the skills gap in a way that makes sense for Ohio, building a workforce ready for the kinds of good-paying jobs that will be available today and tomorrow. To restart Ohio’s job engine, the Cordray-Sutton Administration will: Put Workers First The good news is that Ohio already has a number of resources to help accomplish this goal – businesses, community organizations, and the state all want to see Ohioans succeed. But as our economy shifts, so must the way we tackle the problem. Rich Cordray and Betty Sutton believe we must tackle it by placing each worker – you – at the center of our efforts. Refocus the Office of Workforce Transformation to support workers By refocusing the Office of Workforce Transformation, we will also coordinate the state’s fragmented job training efforts. There are no less than fourteen agencies and programs run by the state of Ohio that touch on workforce development. Training providers like Ohio Technical Centers and OhioMeansJobs Centers typically operate in silos, making it difficult to communicate effectively about resources and results. We will organize our state agencies into an integrated, coherent system – led by the Office of Workforce Transformation. With a clear vision, the newly energized office will lead new efforts to bring creativity and flexibility to remove barriers that prevent workers from succeeding. Invest federal funds in workforce development programs for our fastest-growing industries Offer more apprenticeships and create Lifelong Learning and Training Accounts (LLTAs) Workers also need training throughout their careers to adapt to trends we cannot yet anticipate. As their circumstances shift, they will need our help not once, but several times, as they translate their skills to shift from one career to the next. In Ohio, we will create Lifelong Learning and Training Accounts (LLTAs) that will encourage workers to invest in their own education and training. The accounts would follow workers from job to job, regularly preparing them for their first career – and every career that comes after. Continue and build on the work of the Office of Opportunities for New Americans Remove or limit barriers to employment like non-compete clauses Non-compete clauses keep businesses from hiring the workers they need and keep workers from taking the jobs they want and for which they are trained and experienced. They can hurt families by forcing Ohioans to move and take jobs out of state or can force them into taking lower-paying jobs that do not build on their skills and employment backgrounds. For many vulnerable workers, just the threat of legal action is enough to scare them into limiting their career mobility, and Ohio has some of the harshest legal rules in the nation in this area. We will work to insert occupation-specific exemptions or limitations upon non-compete clauses that are based on geographic or temporal or substantive skill-based restrictions, this removing a significant barrier to job mobility and continued employment for a growing number of Ohio workers. Help Our Employers Help Their Workers Adopt skills-based hiring practices Appoint a Small Business Chief Veterans and Servicemembers Veterans, servicemembers, and their families face distinct challenges that require attention and resources to address. In particular, the government should be ensuring that veterans have access to adequate health care coverage, potential job placement options, employment protections, the opportunity to pursue additional education, and a streamlined state certification and licensing process to simplify and expedite their transition to civilian life, where their leadership and skills enhance our communities. In addition to providing resources and support, the Cordray-Sutton Administration will be an active advocate for veterans, servicemembers, and their families, just as Rich was at the Consumer Bureau. While there, Rich had an entire department focused on identifying and stopping scams and frauds that target servicemembers and their benefits – such as educational support and insured home and car loans. With state officials who respect and value the challenges and achievements of those who serve our country, Ohio’s servicemembers, veterans, and their families can rest assured they have allies in the Statehouse who have their backs and look out for them.
What the Cordray-Sutton Administration Will Do
The Cordray-Sutton Proven Record on Veterans and Servicemembers
and educational opportunities available to veterans. Ohio Commission on Women & Girls This dedication to uplifting women and girls goes beyond paying attention to “women’s issues,” it means implementing a concerted, focused plan to root out inequalities in every facet of daily life — including, but not limited to, education, health care, economic security, and representation. “Women’s issues” are economic issues. Womens’ suffering does not only impact women, it also impacts the children and families who rely on them. If women were paid equally to men for comparable work, poverty among Ohio women would be reduced by nearly half. According to the Institute of Women’s Policy Research, Ohio women who hold full-time year round jobs currently make 75 cents for every dollar paid to men for comparable work. For Ohio women of color, the pay gap is even larger – African American women earn 64.4 cents to the dollar and Latina women 60.8 cents. That is unconscionable. We must fundamentally change the status quo by expanding opportunities provided to women and changing workplace conditions so that women can work and advance in their careers. Protections for women in healthcare coverage is essential to maintaining strong and healthy families and communities. Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, women in Ohio were charged up to 50% more than men for their health insurance. We cannot allow our state to go backward to a time when women were charged more for their insurance than men. We must look forward and make sure women and girls have access to preventative care and healthy outcomes when they need it. Violence against women adds to the challenges facing too many women, impacting survivors’ health and wellbeing. Women across the nation are estimated to lose 8 million days of paid work due to domestic or sexual violence. Ohio needs to do more to empower women to seek assistance and leave violent situations while maintaining employment and housing stability. All Ohio workers, including women, have a right to work in a safe workplace, free of sexual harassment and violence. Ohio must be a state committed to fighting sexual harassment and sexual assault by implementing policies that prevent quid pro quo harassment and hostile work environments. Ending the days of silencing victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault across our state will be a meaning step forward, and that is what our administration seeks to do. We also must fix the underrepresentation of women in government. While the majority of voters in Ohio are women, they represent only 22% of Ohio’s state and federal seats. Ensuring that women are developing the skills to pursue roles on community boards and commissions will strengthen and uplift our communities. With women represented with seats at every table, and taking on new leadership roles in our communities, our policies and our state will be stronger, and we will create a better, fairer Ohio.
What the Cordray-Sutton Administration Will Do
The Commission will be tasked with:
The Cordray-Sutton Proven Record on Women & Gender Equity
Infrastructure Plan But we have allowed our infrastructure to fall into disrepair, and the results are hurting Ohio’s ability to compete in an increasingly global marketplace. Those flat tires from potholes and dents from debris add up: driving on roads in need of repair costs Ohio $12 billion each year in direct costs, wasted time, and extra depreciation. Meanwhile, our aging airports struggle to compete with their global competitors while outdated public water systems threaten our children’s health. Our economy depends on safe roads, public transportation, broadband access, reliable energy, and clean water. But our roads and bridges, water and sewer lines, energy grid, and broadband network did not develop by accident, nor will they keep working without deliberate and thoughtful investment. Otherwise, conditions will only get worse and cost middle-class families more money while areas with poor infrastructure will see businesses and jobs relocate elsewhere. As Ohio continues to grow, each part of our infrastructure must keep pace for our state to remain competitive and its businesses to expand and serve their customers. What the Cordray-Sutton Administration Will Do:
Past bond programs have ignored the needs of public transit and broadband. By increasing the dollars available for all our areas of need, we will move Ohio forward.
Whether it’s sharing lessons learned from Smart Columbus with other counties or working with all stakeholders to bring broadband down that “last mile” to a rural farmer, we will eliminate silos and bring us together. Beyond the two solutions above, there is more that can be done for each part of our infrastructure. We must make smart use of the funds and tools we have, which is why we propose the following: Repairing and Maintaining our Roads, Bridges, and Freight Facilities
In Ohio, approximately one-third of our major urban roads and highways are in “poor” or “mediocre” condition. We have some of the most structurally deficient bridges in the nation. Those conditions cost drivers $3.5 billion each year directly in extra vehicle operating costs. Bumpier roads mean that cars break down more easily, burn through more fuel, and wear through more tires. In our largest cities, these conditions lead to more traffic delays, costing each driver as much as $1,057 annually in lost time and wasted fuel.Businesses face the same challenges. Without a safe, dependable, and efficient transportation system that gets Ohioans and freight from point A to point B, our economy cannot grow. Our airports, water ports, and intermodal facilities connect Ohio businesses to the rest of the world, and they do not function as well as they should without the proper maintenance.
Work with the White House and USDOT to advocate for a national infrastructure package. The current administration is leveraging its federal investment in infrastructure by increasing state and local government’s share for infrastructure projects. Ohio once had an office in Washington, D.C. that advocated for our interests. As Governor, I would reopen that office to place Ohio at the forefront as decisions about infrastructure are made at the federal level.
Investing in Public Transportation
Ohio spends less on public transit than 42 states. This year, the state allocated less than 1% of its multi-billion-dollar transportation budget to the public transit system. As a result, 27 counties in Ohio have no public transit, a gap that spans every corner of the state. We are stranding thousands of Ohioans with mobility issues – either because of age or a disability – without affordable options to work and engage in their communities.Because state funding for public transportation has not kept pace with demand for its services, too many Ohioans lack access to jobs, education, and health care. To land and keep a job, workers need dependable transportation from their home to their workplace. But many Ohioans cannot get to jobs and many employers cannot fill open positions. In the Cincinnati region, only 60% of all jobs are reachable by public transit. We need robust public transportation services in Ohio that enable workers to safely, reliably, and efficiently get to their jobs. Providing such a system would expand the talent pool for employers, enabling them to fill open positions and boost economic activity. As the next generation of workers demands access to public transportation, cities and towns that provide those services will attract more businesses to Ohio. The Cordray-Sutton administration will fight to secure the necessary funding, so that everyone can get where they need to go.
Dedicate state funding to public transportation. Twenty-five states currently have a dedicated source of funding specifically set aside for public transportation. No funding source exists in Ohio. As Governor, I would consider establishing one focusing on supporting innovation, deriving funds from existing revenue sources to ensure that workers can connect to jobs and Ohio’s most vulnerable people have access to reliable transit options.
Expanding Access to Broadband
Access to the internet is no longer a luxury: it is a necessity to compete in the modern economy. Broadband access in Ohio, however, remains poor. One-third of Ohio’s rural households lack access to modern digital tools because of where they live, compounding inequities in school funding and other public services. Lack of access impacts all of us: Researchers estimate that expanding broadband to all Ohio households would have an economic benefit of $728 million each year. Low-income residents in Ohio’s largest cities also face obstacles. Across the state, one million Ohioans have access to only one internet provider, leaving them at the mercy of broadband companies that can charge higher prices and provide unreliable service for too many people. As technology improves, Ohioans are paying more for internet speeds that remain quite slow by international standards. Businesses sometimes struggle to find service that meets their data and service needs, and farmers need reliable access while planting and testing their crops.
Establish a state Office of Connectivity. Ohio does not have a single state office or agency that coordinates the state’s broadband policy, leaving broadband policy to be decided by a tangled web of various state agencies and departments. Coordinating these efforts will lower costs and accelerate efforts to expand affordable access throughout the state and provide training to use it. Give local governments more flexibility and support. The Cordray-Sutton administration will work with local governments to get them the flexibility and tools they need to bring broadband to every corner of the state and solve the issue of “last-mile” access. We encourage private providers to continue to participate in the Connect America Fund, and will help localities directly in their efforts to expand broadband access, offering targeted incentives to those towns and cities working to provide high-speed internet for their citizens. Leverage existing dollars to providing training opportunities. Access to broadband alone means nothing without the skills to use it. Since 2010, Connect Ohio has been awarded $7 million in federal grants for Ohio’s Broadband Initiative to providing training and assistance in accessing the internet. We will restore local government dollars, including those used to support workforce training and library training programs, to ensure everyone has the skills to take advantages of the 21st century economy. Investing in Underground Infrastructure
Ohio is a water-rich state, and ensuring access to clean water and efficient sewer systems is essential to keeping Ohioans healthy. According to the Ohio Environmental Council, 90 percent of Ohioans get their drinking water from rivers and streams. Unfortunately, nearly half of Ohio’s waterways do not meet the standards required under federal and state law. We must better protect Ohio’s water resources from pollution and restore our older water and sewer systems.
Establish a statewide funding plan for Ohio’s water quality needs. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that Ohio will need to spend $13.4 billion over the next 20 years to fully fund the state’s drinking water projects. To make that goal a reality, we should consider making better use of the Ohio Water Development Authority. This department will take the lead on creating and implementing a new statewide plan for addressing Ohio’s water system needs, much like the Transportation Review Advisory Council has done for Ohio’s transportation needs.
Ohio is surrounded by lakes and rivers that are both important natural resources and economic drivers. Our interior lakes and rivers deserve the same level of attention. The Cordray-Sutton administration will participate in regional partnerships such as the Council of the Great Lakes.We will also create partnerships where none exist. We will create a Council of State Lakes to share best practices and spread new ideas that can help tackle old challenges. We will convene regional conferences of the local governments, businesses and stakeholders that sit along our rivers to discuss concerns and methods to improve water quality and encourage their recreational use. We pledge to work with Kentucky to ensure Ohio can take full advantage of the Ohio River and all the economic benefits available from such an important waterway.[10] |
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Campaign advertisements
The following is an example of an ad from Cordray's 2018 election campaign.
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Campaign contributions
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| Total Raised | $3,589,408 | |||
| Total Raised by Primary Opponent | N/A | |||
| Total Raised by Gen. Election Opponent | $216,109 | |||
| Top 5 Contributors | Ohio DNC $1,844,473 (51.39% of Total) | |||
| Summit County DNC $30,000 (0.84%) | ||||
| SEIU Healthcare District 1199 $21,340 (0.59%) | ||||
| United Long Term Care Workers Local 6434 $21,340 (0.59%) | ||||
| National City Corp. $20,670 (0.58%) | ||||
| Other Notable Contributors | Service Employees Local 721/SEIU $10,670 (0.30%) | |||
| Individuals v. Institutions | $1,175,602 (32.8%) | |||
| $485,825 (13.5%) | ||||
| In v. Outside State | $3,304,634 (92.4%) | |||
| $270,966 (7.6%) | ||||
Awards
- County Leader of the Year (2005) from American City & County magazine
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Mike DeWine defeats Richard Cordray to win Ohio's attorney general race" 2 Nov. 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Trump taps Mulvaney to head CFPB, sparking confusion over agency's leadership," November 24, 2017
- ↑ 10TV, "Former Ohio AG Cordray To Return To Compete On Jeopardy!" January 30, 2014
- ↑ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, "Director Richard Cordray," accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ Bloomberg Businessweek, "Cordray's ascent expands consumer bureau reach to non-bank firms," January 6, 2012
- ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Cordray, Dann find little in common - There's little proof to back GOP claims of a close bond" 2 Sept. 2008
- ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Cordray Finally Pulls Off Victory" 6 Nov. 2002
- ↑ Find Law - Hanlon v. Berger
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State - 2010 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cordray for Ohio, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2018
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